We live north of Houston in The Woodlands and were at Powell up until Thursday the 28th. We'd been checking weather at home occasionally but didn't know there was a hurricane on the way until the night before we pulled offlake. We get one trip to the lake annually so we wanted to make the best of our time there. We got on the road for home early Friday morning and hightailed for Texas knowing we really didn't know what we'd run into weather wise. Arrived home Saturday around 4pm and unloaded and the rain started falling about 5pm and didn't stop for the next 3 days straight. We have lived here for the past 18 years and have been thru Allison, Katrin, Rita, Ike, and now horrible Harvey. Each of these storms has been different and hit in different locations and each has left its own mark in some way or another in the region. I can't complain as we were lucky and haven't had any damage this time. I know folks who've been flooded multiple times and it's devastating. Not knowing how a storm is going to end is stressful and nerve wracking. I have watched the events of the past several days unfold and I have been amazed at how many folks have helped their fellow citizens survive this ordeal. The outpouring of contributions of money, supplies, donated time etc is phenomenal. People coming in from other cities, counties and states to help too. Last night the news showed 150 police offices arriving from San Antonio and Ft Worth to help out. It was like the Calvary had arrived. HPD needed a break. We've had the Cajun Navy and many other groups come in and rescue people from the floods. No one asked them they just showed up. They spend their own money too. Locals helping locals and there's too many heroes to mention. The Texas spirit is alive and well and is incredible. Texas WILL get thru this but it'll take a while. God Bless Texas!
